Devastating War Drama Movies you must see
The Warlords (2007)
Dir: Peter Chan, Wai Man Yip
Stars: Jet Li, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Jinglei Xu
It’s a heroic tale of three blood brothers and their struggle in the midst of war and political upheaval..
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Dir: Francis Coppola
Stars: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest
During the Vietnam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade colonel who has set himself up as a god among a local tribe.
Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
Dir: Clint Eastwood
Stars: Ryan Phillippe, Barry Pepper, Joseph Cross, Jesse Bradford
The life stories of the six men who raised the flag at The Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in WWII.
We Were Soldiers (2002)
Dir: Randal Wallace
Stars: Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Sam Elliott
The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.
The Patriot (2000)
Dir: Roland Emmerich
Stars: Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson
Peaceful farmer Benjamin Martin is driven to lead the Colonial Militia during the American Revolution when a sadistic British officer murders his son.
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
Dir: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Stars: Jude Law, Ed Harris, Joseph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz
A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad.
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Dir: Oliver Stone
Stars: Tom Cruise, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava, Josh Evans
The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
